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  2. shocking chat to pigeon fanciers!

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    i was sad to read one poster , saying that he hopes pigeon racing dies out, we keep hearing that we should keep our traditions going in this country { ferreting hunting} etc, so why not pigeon racing ??

    i feel we are missing the oppatunety to encourage youngsters to look after stock, respect them, care for them, rather than the on off culture of the tv or pc, no commitment on their part, no cleaning out,no joy of birth, no sadness of death.

    i do not want to stop anyone enjoying there sport, whatever that maybe, yet some post on here and

    slate pigeon fanciers, they tar us all with the same brush. i enjoy racing in the summer and hunting in

    the winter, all suits me just fine, i say to you maybe let the kids keep a few birds in a small hutch, let them marvel as the eggs hatch and then the youngsters fledge, laugh at their first attempts at flight.

    the sport of racing pigeons is indeed having a hard time of it of late, what with bird flu etc, and some people who make there living through the sport are suffering at the moment, the studs, the transporters of racing birds, suppliers of equipment etc , and defra tell us to lock up our birds and stop racing, yet wild bird movement cannot be stopped.

    pigeon racing has allways been a sport of the working man, the same as lurchers terriers and ferrets

     

     

     

     

    enjoy your sport but let me enjoy mine :feck:

  5. shocking chat to pigeon fanciers!

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    so somebody who cant tell the difference between a racing pigeon and a non racing pigeon at about 3o yards is not fit to have a gun, ok i will rember that.

     

    I will not argue with a first class education like that, Oxford or CAMBRIDGE?

     

     

     

    totally diffrant species, you can tell by the way they fly which is which.

     

     

     

    ps buckinghampshire comprehensive :whistling:

  6. shocking chat to pigeon fanciers!

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    i am also a racing pigeon man, and although i except that birds of prey are to of the food chain,

    what most pigeon blokes cant except, is that the rspb are introducing birds of prey into town centres

    and creating alot of bad feeling, not to mention the song birds that also become prey.

    i fully acept birds of prey in there natural, enviroment, there is nothing finer in the skys, but it is also

    heart braking to see a pigeon that you have bred, and may have takens years to train knocked from the skys by a rspb {sponserd} raptor, maybe if they were releasing birds of prey on a rearing field there might be abit more simpathy?????.

    now some on here might laugh and take the piss lol , but you all talk about game dogs etc,giving there all till the end? lines etc good and bad, well there are game pigeons and there are shite pigeons, the ones we all strive to breed, and we send them to long distance races, were not only do they have to find there way home, but avoid the fecking french shooters ,the hawks and falcons on the coast,and now also perigrines installed on city buildings too.

    we have bloodlines we try to keep going etc,and there is no greater feeling than breeding a good one,wether that is terrier lurcher or pigeon,to see your bird arrive home after flying 14 hours or more

    on the wing is a great feeling of pride and awe at how they give there all.

    racing pigeons saved the lifes of many service men in both world wars and pigeons have also won more dicken medals than any other animal, now i also shoot a get asked to clear alot of feral pigeons

    which are fed to my ferrets.

    there will allways be the cases of secondary poisoning, weather thats by pigeon men , gamekeepers or farmers, all of which are regretable, some people are allowed to protect there stock {game} some are not {lambs}.

     

     

    there are two sides to evey story :drink:

    It annoys me so often on forums when people ignore the facts to justify their own views. The RSPB have NOT introduced or "Installed" any birds of prey in towns. Only ospreys and red kites have been introduced in some rural parts of the country and thats because they were nearly bloody extinct. The birds in high buildings in towns are nearly all Peregrines which have increased their numbers since the banning of DDT and other pesticides. another factoe in their success is FOOD more of it means more of them! No food and they start to die out GET THE PICTURE?. Go abroad to towns in the MED or even France and birds of prey in towns are the norm as are bloody pidgeons. finaly, before the victorians killed everthing off that was a threat to their pastimes we had Sea and Golden Eagles in England and Wales.! Rant over! ps if a racing pidgeon gets caught by a peregrine it obviously wasn't fast enough and natural selection kicked in!

     

     

     

    if you look at where i live you will be aware that a major release programme of red kites have been

    taking place on my doorstep,and also the rspb do release raptors FACT.

    i have no problem with this, but feel i should be allowed to protect my stock, GET THE PICTURE ?

     

    RANT OVER ps if a perigrine cannot tell the diferance between an infected pigeon and a clean one

    then natural selection will take place, its a shame all these feral birds carry disease.

     

     

    :feck:

  11. shocking chat to pigeon fanciers!

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    How can you tell the difference when your out shooting them????

     

    My mates said he has shot hundreds of racing pigeons, he used to ring the owners up for a laught aswell if they had the tag thingy.

    I would hate to shoot someones racing pigeon, kind of like there pet.

     

     

     

    you would also hate the fine if you are caught smart arse :whistling:

  12. shocking chat to pigeon fanciers!

    in General Talk

    Posted

    i am also a racing pigeon man, and although i except that birds of prey are to of the food chain,

    what most pigeon blokes cant except, is that the rspb are introducing birds of prey into town centres

    and creating alot of bad feeling, not to mention the song birds that also become prey.

    i fully acept birds of prey in there natural, enviroment, there is nothing finer in the skys, but it is also

    heart braking to see a pigeon that you have bred, and may have takens years to train knocked from the skys by a rspb {sponserd} raptor, maybe if they were releasing birds of prey on a rearing field there might be abit more simpathy?????.

    now some on here might laugh and take the piss lol , but you all talk about game dogs etc,giving there all till the end? lines etc good and bad, well there are game pigeons and there are shite pigeons, the ones we all strive to breed, and we send them to long distance races, were not only do they have to find there way home, but avoid the fecking french shooters ,the hawks and falcons on the coast,and now also perigrines installed on city buildings too.

    we have bloodlines we try to keep going etc,and there is no greater feeling than breeding a good one,wether that is terrier lurcher or pigeon,to see your bird arrive home after flying 14 hours or more

    on the wing is a great feeling of pride and awe at how they give there all.

    racing pigeons saved the lifes of many service men in both world wars and pigeons have also won more dicken medals than any other animal, now i also shoot a get asked to clear alot of feral pigeons

    which are fed to my ferrets.

    there will allways be the cases of secondary poisoning, weather thats by pigeon men , gamekeepers or farmers, all of which are regretable, some people are allowed to protect there stock {game} some are not {lambs}.

     

     

    there are two sides to evey story :drink:

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